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• 12 October 2009

• News: ID fraud surged by a third in 2009

  The number of victims of ID fraud in the UK rose by a third in 2009 compared to the previous year, said the CIFAS.

• News: Stephen Gately death exploited by hackers

  Hackers have already starting exploiting the death of pop star Stephen Gately just 48 hours after the singer tragically died, says Sophos.

• News: Addiction causes China to cleanse online games

  Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country's online gaming industry of "unhealthy" content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the internet in the country.

• News: Google Chrome for Mac to launch by Christmas

  A Mac version of the Google Chrome web browser is likely to be available by Christmas, earlier than initially reported.

• 10 October 2009

• News: The 10 funniest people on Twitter

  With its 140-character limit, Twitter is a perfect medium for humour delivered in quick, inspired bursts. These 10 tweeters bring the funny, and then some.

• News: Gallery: 5 of the best Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones

  Here's a closer look at five phones running Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5.

• News: Timeline: 15 years of the web browser

  Here is a look back at the 15 years of wars, lawsuits, and standards the web browser has brought us.

• 09 October 2009

• News: Free Office 2010 to replace Microsoft Works

  Microsoft is discontinuing its venerable Works program, an entry-level productivity suite for home users, and replacing it with an advertising-support version of Office 2010

• News: Tests show Windows 7 boots slower than Vista

  Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system boots slower than its unloved predecessor, Windows Vista, a PC tune-up developer said today.

• 08 October 2009

• News: eBay and Skype win patent case on appeal

  A federal appeals court has found eBay and Skype have not infringed on two peer-to-peer patents held by Peer Communication, according to Skype's general counsel.

• News: Google, Opera probe Microsoft ballot screen changes

  While EU officials seem eager to accept Microsoft's modified 'ballot screen' proposal, its rivals want time to study the modifications.

• News: First Windows 8 details emerge

  Windows 8 will include a 128bit architecture, according to an embarrassing leak from Microsoft's research and development team

• 07 October 2009

• News: EU seeking opinions on latest Microsoft antitrust measure

  The European Commission has revealed it is asking the opinion of software industry and consumers over a new offer put forward by Microsoft following its antitrust charges.

• News: No attacks yet for Windows Vista flaw

  It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.

• News: Windows 7 saves £100 per PC per year

  Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has insisted that businesses moving to Windows 7 could save up to £100 (US$160) per PC per year, in tight economic times.

• 06 October 2009

• News: Adobe lets developers create iPhone Flash apps

  Adobe has revealed it its giving developers the ability to create Flash applications for the iPhone, despite not having Apple's support.

• News: Adobe speeds up security patch cycle

  Hackers like Adobe Systems, and now the company knows it all too well.

• 05 October 2009

• News: AVG launches AVG 9.0 Free and Anti-Virus

  AVG today launched the latest version of its family of free and paid-for internet security products. AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 is available now for £39 for a one-year licence. AVG Free 9.0 will be available in mid October 2009.

• 03 October 2009

• News: Windows 7: The 8 best bits

  The official launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, is less than a month away. With this in mind, we've rounded up the top new features of the OS that are bound to make you want to grab it as soon as it's available on October 22.

• 02 October 2009

• News: High Court serves injunction over Twitter

  - For the first time, a U.K. court delivered an injunction over Twitter on Thursday, a groundbreaking embrace of technology by a traditionally slow-moving legal system.

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